Exploring the relationship between commitment profiles and work attitudes, employee withdrawal, and job performance

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

Four commitment profiles, based on levels of commitment to the organization and the career, were used to explore the relationship between distinct patterns of commitment and work-related outcomes with a sample of professional hospital employees. As two distinct forms of organizational commitment have been identified affective and continuance commitment separate profiles were constructed for each type of organizational commitment in conjunction with career commitment. Results for profiles based on affective commitment were consistent with prior research findings, in that employees committed to both their organization and their career exhibited the most positive work attitudes and the strongest intention to remain with the organization. Unexpectedly, the dually committed also had the strongest intensity of job search behavior, but these efforts did not translate into higher incidences of turnover. No differences were observed across commitment profiles with respect to job performance. The synergistic effect between affective and career commitment was not observed for profiles based on continuance commitment to the organization. Employees committed only to their careers exhibited more positive work outcomes than did those committed only to their organizations. The implications of these findings for management practice were discussed.

Identifier

0034340898 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Public Personnel Management

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1177/009102600002900305

ISSN

00910260

First Page

353

Last Page

364

Issue

3

Volume

29

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